German reference
verbringen
to spend time
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I spend time |
| du | you spend time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it spends time |
| wir | we spend time |
| ihr | you (plural) spend time |
| sie/Sie | they spend time; you (formal) spend time |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I spent time |
| du | you spent time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it spent time |
| wir | we spent time |
| ihr | you (plural) spent time |
| sie/Sie | they spent time; you (formal) spent time |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I spent time; I have spent time |
| du | you spent time; you have spent time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it spent time; he/she/it has spent time |
| wir | we spent time; we have spent time |
| ihr | you (plural) spent time; you (plural) have spent time |
| sie/Sie | they spent time; they have spent time; you (formal) spent time; you (formal) have spent time |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had spent time |
| du | you had spent time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had spent time |
| wir | we had spent time |
| ihr | you (plural) had spent time |
| sie/Sie | they had spent time; you (formal) had spent time |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will spend time |
| du | you will spend time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will spend time |
| wir | we will spend time |
| ihr | you (plural) will spend time |
| sie/Sie | they will spend time; you (formal) will spend time |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have spent time |
| du | you will have spent time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have spent time |
| wir | we will have spent time |
| ihr | you (plural) will have spent time |
| sie/Sie | they will have spent time; you (formal) will have spent time |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I spend time |
| du | (that) you spend time |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it spends time |
| wir | (that) we spend time |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) spend time |
| sie/Sie | (that) they spend time; (that) you (formal) spend time |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would spend time |
| du | you would spend time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would spend time |
| wir | we would spend time |
| ihr | you (plural) would spend time |
| sie/Sie | they would spend time; you (formal) would spend time |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have spent time |
| du | you would have spent time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have spent time |
| wir | we would have spent time |
| ihr | you (plural) would have spent time |
| sie/Sie | they would have spent time; you (formal) would have spent time |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would spend time |
| du | you would spend time |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would spend time |
| wir | we would spend time |
| ihr | you (plural) would spend time |
| sie/Sie | they would spend time; you (formal) would spend time |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have spent time |
| du | (reportedly) you have spent time |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has spent time |
| wir | (reportedly) we have spent time |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have spent time |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have spent time; (reportedly) you (formal) have spent time |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will spend time |
| du | (reportedly) you will spend time |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will spend time |
| wir | (reportedly) we will spend time |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will spend time |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will spend time; (reportedly) you (formal) will spend time |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | spend time! |
| ihr | spend time! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | spend time! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.